Nanami was just a normal high school girl down on her luck until a stranger’s lips marked her as the new Land God and turned her world upside down. Now, she’s figuring out the duties of a deity with the help of Tomoe, a reformed fox demon who reluctantly becomes her familiar in a contract sealed with a kiss. The new responsibilities—and boys—are a lot to handle, like the crow demon masquerading as a gorgeous pop idol and the adorable snake spirit who’s chosen the newly minted god to be his bride. As the headstrong Tomoe tries to whip her into shape, Nanami finds that love just might have cute, pointed fox ears. With romance in the air, will the human deity be able to prove herself worthy of her new title?

Genre: Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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Audience: Family, Teens

Plot: Magic, Friendship, Supernatural, High School, God, Rivalry, Romance, Coming Of Age, School, Religion

Time: Year 2012, 2010S, 2012-10-02

Place: Japan, Japanese

Cast: Yui Horie, Suzuko Mimori, Daisuke Namikawa, Daisuke Kishio, Satomi Sato, Vanilla Yamazaki

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Ascendance of a Bookworm

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2019 • Rating 8.1 • animation, drama, sci-fi & fantasy

When a sickly young girl suddenly becomes obsessed with inventing new things, her family and friends are all puzzled. "What has gotten into Myne?" they wondered, never dreaming that the answer is not a "What" but a "Who": Urano Motosu, a book-loving apprentice librarian who died in an earthquake in Tokyo who somehow found herself in Myne's body! And since Myne's world is still in a medieval stage, where books can only be owned by the elite, the new Myne intends to do everything she can to bring her beloved books to the masses in the time she has left.

Genre: Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Style: Mind Bending, Surreal

Audience: Date Night, Family, Teens

Plot: Magic, Work, Reincarnation, Slice Of Life, Religion, Based On Manga, Medieval, Anime, Josei, Isekai

Time: Year 2019, 2010S, 2019-10-03

Place: Japan, Japanese, Tokyo

Cast: Yuka Iguchi, Show Hayami, Mutsumi Tamura, Takehito Koyasu, Megumi Nakajima, Tsuyoshi Koyama

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